Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
ScanDisk Error
Name: LostAgain Date: March 6, 2006 at 21:54:10 Pacific OS: Window98SE CPU/Ram: P2 300Hhz Product: unknown
Comment:
"ScanDisk encountered a data error while reading the FAT entry for cluster 739737"
Name: street1 Date: March 7, 2006 at 00:16:31 Pacific
Reply:
http://www.dposoft.net/
Bad clusters normally indicate a failing hard drive.
If you have important files now is a good time to do a backup.
0
Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: March 7, 2006 at 09:17:21 Pacific
Reply:
You can run scandisk 'thorough' to see how many bad sectors the drive has.
Sorry, I do not check for private messages
0
Response Number 3
Name: bofra Date: March 7, 2006 at 10:23:26 Pacific
Reply:
restart in safe mode,
try runnning scandisk in dos mode at c prompt,
0
Response Number 4
Name: LostAgain Date: March 7, 2006 at 10:30:08 Pacific
Reply:
It won't load into windows safe mode, I used a startup disk in order to run scandisk.
0
Response Number 5
Name: LostAgain Date: March 7, 2006 at 12:14:28 Pacific
Reply:
When I run windows in safe mode, this comes up:
Warning: Windows has detected a registry/configuration error. Choose Command prompt only and run SCANREG.
The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS C:\WINDOWS\DBLBUFF.SYS C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
0
Response Number 6
Name: LostAgain Date: March 7, 2006 at 12:58:45 Pacific
Reply:
I managed to copy the 3 missing files from a cd but this message still appears:
Warning: Windows has detected a registry/configuration error. Choose Command prompt only and run SCANREG.
0
Response Number 7
Name: LostAgain Date: March 7, 2006 at 14:23:23 Pacific
Reply:
Now I formatted my machine. During windows98 setup, I have a .cab error. How can I fix it? The error is as follow:
"Setup has detected a corrupt Setup(.cab) file. This may be caused by a virus, low conventional memory, bad media, or a hardware problem."
"See the Error Messages section of Setup.txt for more information. Setup cannot continue. Click OK to quit Setup."
Can anyone help me, that will be excellent, thanks!
0
Response Number 8
Name: street1 Date: March 7, 2006 at 14:50:28 Pacific
Reply:
In response 7 bad media would mean your win98se cd is corrupt.If you have another source make a copy of your win98se cd and try to install with the copy.Sometimes copying an old windows cd works out fine.
It's worth a try.
0
Response Number 9
Name: Derek Date: March 7, 2006 at 18:24:53 Pacific
Reply:
If it's not the CD you could check the memory out. Try one stick at a time in first postition.
Sometimes it helps to take the RAM out clean the edge connectors with a pencil eraser then pop them in and out a few times to clear any tarnish off the edge connectors.
The symptoms don't fit too neatly but RAM troubles can cause all sorts of wild effects.
DerekW
0
Response Number 10
Name: LostAgain Date: March 8, 2006 at 14:47:24 Pacific
Reply:
thanks, the cd was scratched, and I couldn't copy it but I managed to get a hold of another cd. Thanks a lot!
0
Response Number 11
Name: Derek Date: March 8, 2006 at 15:22:29 Pacific
Summary: I've read here before about scandisk errors being a possible early sign of a failing hard drive. Is this just if it finds bad clusters? Or is it the errors? I just did a standard scandisk, and it foun...
0 
